Thoughts on this air ride M4?

HanLueX · 11-18-2020, 08:04 PM

Saw this M4 at a Houston meetup the other day. Was pretty nasty looking. The Air Lift systems look cool but I feel like they might be rough on performance? Anyone else running these?

https://www.topmarq.com/cars/2015-bmw-m4-31

Moony · 11-18-2020, 08:18 PM

Air suspension in general has gotten a lot better through the years. Not sure what system he's on strut wise but most new air suspension struts have adjustable dampening settings you can fine tune for your needs.

I have air suspension on my Tesla Model 3 right now and its worth it

BlackF82 · 11-18-2020, 08:58 PM

I might get some backlash on this but here we go. Personally, I believe air ride is somewhat ghetto and I hate on both levels; appearance and performance. Seeing this on clapped-out Japanese cars is one thing but on elevated, well engineered German cars; that hurts. Never had air ride, never considered and never will.

Thanks for reading my hate for air suspension, lol.

agentrnge · 11-18-2020, 09:42 PM

Not my jam.

RoundelM3 · 11-19-2020, 07:38 AM

Nope. Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent at this juncture...

ohohoh123456 · 11-19-2020, 08:39 AM

imo ppl who put air ride on is ignoring performance and only for show and attention. TLG did a review on an air ride m4 before, should check it out if interested.

AndyLu · 11-19-2020, 08:42 AM

To each their own. I like both air rides and track look cars. Some times it can be too much when it's dropped that low and with louder color wheels. Anyways, why don't you contact the owner and ask for a ride. To see how it feels. It's your car, your money. You do what pleases you

Danlnyc88 · 11-19-2020, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyLu

To each their own. I like both air rides and track look cars. Some times it can be too much when it's dropped that low and with louder color wheels. Anyways, why don't you contact the owner and ask for a ride. To see how it feels. It's your car, your money. You do what pleases you

What does your incredible cringe and cliche BS "do you do" have anything to do with what OP asked.

ByeFelicia · 11-19-2020, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Danlnyc88

What does your incredible cringe and cliche BS "do you do" have anything to do with what OP asked.

Who pissed in your coffee this morning? You must have air ride to be so offended at a harmless post lol

Danlnyc88 · 11-19-2020, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Danlnyc88

What does your incredible cringe and cliche BS "do you do" have anything to do with what OP asked.

Who pissed in your coffee this morning? You must have air ride to be so offended at a harmless post lol

Lol whose offended?

: It was just a question.

No air ride here @alpinewhite.m4 you can check out my build yourself

HanLueX · 11-19-2020, 10:42 AM

Appreciate all the thoughts guys. It does seem like theres a bit of a riff in the force on this one in terms of how people view it. I can't honestly see how it would do anything but make performance worse or at very best keep it the same.

As far as looks of it, those, they are very much up to individual opinion. And those opinions seem to be very polar.

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Air suspension in general has gotten a lot better through the years. Not sure what system he's on strut wise but most new air suspension struts have adjustable dampening settings you can fine tune for your needs.

I have air suspension on my Tesla Model 3 right now and its worth it

Completely agree - the individual tuning of modern kits is definitely miles beyond what it used to be and honestly I do think the high end kits can bring you back to pretty much equal performance. Just seems like a bit of a risk.

Glad you like your 3 kit though

HanLueX · 11-19-2020, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ohohoh123456

imo ppl who put air ride on is ignoring performance and only for show and attention. TLG did a review on an air ride m4 before, should check it out if interested.

Interesting video - thanks for the share

omgf80 · 11-19-2020, 01:01 PM

Remember that airride also takes more to maintain. However, you are in TX so maintenance such as emptying water catches/draining tanks wont be as often as someone who is in a cooler area.

HanLueX · 11-19-2020, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by omgf80

Remember that airride also takes more to maintain. However, you are in TX so maintenance such as emptying water catches/draining tanks wont be as often as someone who is in a cooler area.

Did not even know that was a thing. Will have to investigate.

Tommy L Garage · 11-20-2020, 07:45 AM

The f80 in this video has recently had the air ride removed and the owner went back to stock. He’s happy with his decision.

He also has an e46 with air suspension, which he also recently removed.

Air looks good when parked, but driving it is not that great. Also airing in at every start is so annoying. The pump noise, the waiting etc. not worth it.

Wmf80 · 11-20-2020, 09:32 AM

Personally I think it looks awful and childish. Leave that air crap to the civics. You have a M try to act and look classy even if you aren’t.

VroomBahpop · 11-20-2020, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ohohoh123456

imo ppl who put air ride on is ignoring performance and only for show and attention. TLG did a review on an air ride m4 before, should check it out if interested.

Agree, You wouldn't see a track or race car with airbags, just for floss and guessing a smooth ride which is why rigs implement them.

jacobe92 · 11-20-2020, 08:12 PM

No! This Gonad looking contraption just doesn't belong in an M3/M4. A 66 Impala? Sure.

dallastide · 11-21-2020, 02:27 PM

Looks dumb

porshah · 11-22-2020, 08:00 AM

It does look "cool", but I can not imagine the ride quality. At least he didn't do this to his car.

agentrnge · 11-22-2020, 08:34 PM

uuhg that is just terribad. hate that crap

bmwmdistrict · 11-22-2020, 09:12 PM

Air bags for me always fell in the "just because you can, doesn't mean you should" category.

I personally don't like even the looks and can only imagine how bad it drives.

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AndyLu First Lieutenant 93 Rep 332 Posts Drives: F80 m3 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: cincinnati iTrader: (0)	To each their own. I like both air rides and track look cars. Some times it can be too much when it's dropped that low and with louder color wheels. Anyways, why don't you contact the owner and ask for a ride. To see how it feels. It's your car, your money. You do what pleases you
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Tommy L Garage Colonel 2514 Rep 2,079 Posts Drives: 2017 YMB M3 6MT CP EP VP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Woodbridge, NJ iTrader: (2)	The f80 in this video has recently had the air ride removed and the owner went back to stock. He’s happy with his decision. He also has an e46 with air suspension, which he also recently removed. Air looks good when parked, but driving it is not that great. Also airing in at every start is so annoying. The pump noise, the waiting etc. not worth it.
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Wmf80 Lieutenant Colonel 775 Rep 1,751 Posts Drives: f80 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Long Island ny iTrader: (3)	Personally I think it looks awful and childish. Leave that air crap to the civics. You have a M try to act and look classy even if you aren’t.
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agentrnge Lieutenant 379 Rep 482 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 6MT, 2001 740iL Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Morris County, NJ iTrader: (0)	uuhg that is just terribad. hate that crap
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